707: Day 14 Flashcards

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Factitious

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Formed by human; Artificial

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2
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Gentility

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High Social Status; appealing manner

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3
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Deify

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To treat like a god or goddess

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4
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Cryptic

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Difficult to understand; hidden meaning

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5
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Forment

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To cause or try to cause the growth or development of something bad or harmful

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6
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Debutante

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A young upper-class woman who has begun going to special parties where she will meet and be seen by other people from the upper class

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7
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Febrile

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Including or caused by fever, often used figuratively

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8
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Gait

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A particular way of walking

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9
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Satid

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Serious, Boring, or old-fashioned

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10
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Embezzlement

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Stealing money that you have been trusted with

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11
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Reek

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To have a very strong and unpleasant smell; used to say that it is very obvious that someone or something has a lot of a specified thing - usually + of

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12
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Horticultural

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Related to the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers

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13
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Opulence

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Great wealth or comfort

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14
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Deter

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To cause to decide not to do something; to prevent from happening

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15
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Polygamist

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Someone who marries more than one person at the same time

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16
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Flare

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To shine or burn suddenly and briefly; become angry

17
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Dissonanace

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Disagreement or lack of harmony

18
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Chagrin

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A feeling of frustrated or annoyed because of failure or disappointment; regret

19
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Waggish

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Silly and playful

20
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Rigor

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The difficult and unpleasant conditions or experiences that are associated with something;the quality

21
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Enigma

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Someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain

22
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Embryonic

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Early or undeveloped stage

23
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Demur

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To disagree politely with another peron

24
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Nonentity

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A person who is not famous or important

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Facade
The front of a building; giving false idea of your true feelings
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Astute
Having or showing an ability to notice and understand things clearly
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Iterate
To say something
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Truculent
Easily annoyed or angered and likely to argue
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Vindictive
Having or showing a desire to hurt someone who has hurt or cause problems for you
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Clime
A climate